Quote Originally Posted by informal View Post
I think that poster you quoted was sarcastic. 6990 not only exists but it actually has two 1536 SP GPUs on the same board. I can bet its power draw will be lower than any monster dual GPU based on Fermi NV has in store. Just imagine power draw of dual 580 Fermi card,you'd need 1KW power supply...
So lets see if there anything behind your elaborate claims.
AMD had a chance to make a good break with 6900 last year, but they lost the opportunity after that nasty delay. Now nVidia has several options to counter AMD's wild card.

I personally think 2x560 would be enough to beat/match 6990, because we already know 560 beats 6950. In worst case (if 6990 turns out to be better), they can trough 2x570 on it too. Now these rumors are saying they can trough 2x580 in it, too. I personally don't think they would need 2x580 to beat 6990, and I don't think that's a viable or realistic option.

I think that nasty delay has actually killed AMD's wild-card, because they can't take the upper hand now.

Now, tell me, what do you think AMD has to offer to get a upper hand now?